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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.