"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.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.