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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.