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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.