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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.