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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.