"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.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.