"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.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • 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.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.