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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.