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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.