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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.