"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.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.