"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.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.