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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )