"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.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.