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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.