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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.