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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • 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.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.