"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.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.