"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.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.