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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.