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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.