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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • 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.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.