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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.