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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • 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.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.