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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.