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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • 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.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.