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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.