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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )