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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story