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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.