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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.