"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.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.