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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.