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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.