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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • 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.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.