"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.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.