"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.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.