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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )