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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.