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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.