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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.