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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.