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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.