"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.