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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.