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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.