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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.