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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • 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 and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.