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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.