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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.