"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.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.