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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.