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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • 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.