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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.