"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.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.