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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.

Idioms:

  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.