"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.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.

Idioms:

  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly