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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.