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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • 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.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )