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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.