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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.