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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.