"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.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.