"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.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.