"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.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.