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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.