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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.