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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.