"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.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.