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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family