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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )