"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.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather