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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • 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.