"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.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • 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.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.