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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )