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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.