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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.