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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )