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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )