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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home