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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.