"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.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.