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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family