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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.