"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.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.