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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.