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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )