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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.