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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means