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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.