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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.