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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.