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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )