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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.