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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.