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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • 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.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.