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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.