"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.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.