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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.