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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.