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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.