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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.