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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.