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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.