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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.