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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )