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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.