"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.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.