"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.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.