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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )