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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.