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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • 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.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.