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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.