"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.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.