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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.