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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.