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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel