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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.