"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.