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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.