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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • 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.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.