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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • 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.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.