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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.