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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.