"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.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg