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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.