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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.