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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.