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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.