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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.