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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.