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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.