"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.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.