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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.