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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.