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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.