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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.