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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.