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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.