"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.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.