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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.