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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.