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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )