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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.