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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.