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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )