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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.