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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.