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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.