"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.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.