"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.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )