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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.