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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.