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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.