"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.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )