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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.