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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • 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.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.