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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.