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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.