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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • 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.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.