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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.