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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • 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?
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather