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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.