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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.