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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • 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.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.