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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family