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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.