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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.