"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.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.