"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.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.