"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.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.