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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

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.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.