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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.