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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • 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.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home