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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.