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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.