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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.