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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home