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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.