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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • 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.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )