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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.