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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.