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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.