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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

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 debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.