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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.