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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.