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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.