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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )