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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.