"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.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.