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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.