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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.