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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.