"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.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.