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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )