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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.