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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.