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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Agree on ( একমত হওয়া (নির্দিষ্ট বিষয়) ) I am agree on this point.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )