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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.