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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.