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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.