"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.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.