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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Agree on ( একমত হওয়া (নির্দিষ্ট বিষয়) ) I am agree on this point.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.