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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )