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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.