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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.