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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.