"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.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.