"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.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.