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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )