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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.