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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.