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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • 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.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.