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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.