"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.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • 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.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.