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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.