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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.