"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.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.