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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.