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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.