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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.