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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.