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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.