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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • 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.