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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.