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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • 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.