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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.