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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.