"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.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.