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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

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.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.