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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide