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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • 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.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )