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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.