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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.