"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.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.