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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.