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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.