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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.