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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.