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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.