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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.