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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.