"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.