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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush