"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.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.