"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.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.