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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.

Idioms:

  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.