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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.