"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.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.