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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • 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.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.