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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.