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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.