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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )