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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.