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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.