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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.