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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.