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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.