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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.