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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.