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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.