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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.