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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.