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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.