"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.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • 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.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.