"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.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.