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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.