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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.