"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.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.