"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.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.