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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.