"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.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )