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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.