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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide