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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.