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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.