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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.