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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.