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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • 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.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.