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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.