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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.

Idioms:

  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.