"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.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.