"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.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.