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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.