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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses