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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.