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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.