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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.