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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )