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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.