"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.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )