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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.