"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.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.