"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.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.