"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.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )