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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.