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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )