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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.