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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.