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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.