"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.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.