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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.