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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.