"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.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.