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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.