"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.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.