"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.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.