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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.