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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.