"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.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.