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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )