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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.