"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.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.