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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.