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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )