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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.