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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.