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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • 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.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.