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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.