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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.