"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.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.