"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.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.