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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )