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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • 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.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel