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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.