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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.