"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.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.