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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.