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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.