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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.