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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.