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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )