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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.