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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.