"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.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up