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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family