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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.