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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.