"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.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )