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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • 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.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.