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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.