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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.