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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.