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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.