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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.