"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.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel