"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.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.