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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )