"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.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.