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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.