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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )