"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.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.