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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.