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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.