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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • 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.