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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )