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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.