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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.