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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )