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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.