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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.