"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.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.