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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )