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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.