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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel