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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • 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.