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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news

Idioms:

  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )