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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.