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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.