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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.