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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • 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.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.