"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.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg