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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.