"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.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.