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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )