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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.