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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.