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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.