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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.