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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Interfere in ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) Do not interfere in my job.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.