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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.