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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • 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.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.