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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • 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.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home