"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 of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.