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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )