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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )