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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.