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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.