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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story