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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • 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.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )