"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.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.