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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.