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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • 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.