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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.