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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.