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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly