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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.