"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.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.