"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.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.