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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.