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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.