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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

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.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.