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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

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.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.