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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.