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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.