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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.