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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.