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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.