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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.