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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.