"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.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family