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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.