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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.