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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story