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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.