"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.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.