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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.