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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.