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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )