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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.