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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • 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.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.