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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.