"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.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.