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Appropriate Preposition:
- Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
- Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
- Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
- Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
- Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
- Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
Idioms:
- Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
- A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
- End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
- breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
- A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
- Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.