"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.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.