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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.