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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.