"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.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.