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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.