"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.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.