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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.