"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.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.