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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.