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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )