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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.