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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.