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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.