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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )