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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.