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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • 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.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.