"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.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.