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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )