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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.