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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.