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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

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.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.