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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.