"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.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.