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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.