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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.