"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.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )