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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.