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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.