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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • 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.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.