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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Interfere with ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Do not interfere with me in my business.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.