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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.