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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.