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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.