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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.