"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.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.