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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.