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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • 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.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide