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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.