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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • 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.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.