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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.