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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.