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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.