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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.