"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.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.