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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.