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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.