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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel