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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )