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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.