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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.