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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • 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.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.