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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.