"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.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.