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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )