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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.