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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.