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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.