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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.