"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.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.