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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.