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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means