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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.