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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • 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.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.