"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.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.