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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • 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.