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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.