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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.