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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.