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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story