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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.