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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.