"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.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel