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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.