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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide