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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • 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.