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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • 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.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.