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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.