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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.