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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.