"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.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.