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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.