"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.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.