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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )