"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.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )