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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.