"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.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.