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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.